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BerksFHS Computer Branch Programme
Sep 2006  to  Aug 2007

Date Subject Speaker
Wed, 20th Sept 2006
7.15 for 7:45 pm
1837online
Births, Marriages & Deaths 1837-2004 plus overseas records; advanced searching of 1861 & 1891 census; Military records and "living relatives".
Elaine Collins
Wed, 18th Oct 2006
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Why YOU need a web site and how to make one:
Alan, an active member of Oxfordshire FHS and its computer group, will share his years of experience in creating web sites to help you take those first steps.
Alan Simpson
Wed, 15th Nov 2006
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Computer security
Mark will share his professional expertise from within Microsoft to help you secure your equipment and data in this complex world of firewalls, viruses, spam and spyware.
Mark A'Bear
Wed, 17th Jan 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Mucking about with Multimedia
Presenting family history in
words, pictures, sound and motion.
Paul Brooks
Wed, 21st Feb 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Family History Online and other genealogical search engines
Compare and contrast Ancestry, FamilyHistoryOnline, FindMyPast, FreeREG, etc for information relating to England and Wales
 Chad Hanna
Wed, 21st Mar 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
 Putting Your Name on the Map
Howard will illustrate his talk with 'live' demonstrations of the programs: Surname Atlas, GenMap UK and LDS Companion
Howard Benbrook
Wed, 18th Apr 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Publishing Family History Barry Jerome
Wed, 16th May 2007
7.15 for
7:30 : Annual Mtg
7:45 : The talk
7:30 - Branch Annual Meeting
followed by
British Library Newspapers

The collections and services, including information on electronic newspaper resources, and news of two exciting digitisation projects taking place in 2007
Stewart Gillies
Wed, 20th Jun 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
Blogging
Using a we
b log to record your own family history
Gillian Stevens
Wed, 18th Jul 2007
7.15 for 7:45 pm
 Creating a Family History Presentation
 in Powerpoint
- and incorporating
scanned images and screen shots
Paul Brooks
August 2007 No meeting in August ___

Computer Branch Meetings location

Oakwood Community Centre, Woodley
The location is indicated by the arrow on the map at www.streetmap.co.uk.


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